And just like that, it is Book Bingo Saturday again, and I’m crossing off my next square. This is a blogging activity I do with Theresa Smith and Mrs B, and we’re aiming to fill thirty squares this year instead of twenty-five. There are couple that I have filled but as the review posts are not ready to go yet, I am unable to use them. I am able to fill historical this week, and there are many books I have that would fulfil this square, so it was a tough call to make, but I am filling it with a new book, The Familiars by Stacey Halls.
The Familiars was reviewed on this blog here, and is set in 1612, against the backdrop of the notorious Pendle Witch Trials during the reign of King James I, son of Mary Queen of Scots. Here, the witch trials and attitudes to witches are shown through the eyes of women and those who were caught up in the trials and those who benefitted from the services of midwives, some of whom were convicted and executed as witches. it is an intriguing story, with themes and characters that aren’t often explored in literature about this period.
At this stage, I am now one-sixth of my way through this challenge – five squares out of thirty have been completed, and the rest will hopefully fill up easily, though some may be a challenge, such as romance – I may have to settle for one that touches on romance. Given these categories are rather quite open, many books should be able to be stretched to fit each one.
Look out for Book Bingo Five around the second of March!
This one will feature in my bingo too in the coming weeks but in a different square to you… 😊
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Excellent 🙂 This one was rather a rushed post this week. My next post will be more thought out.
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It did the job! 👌
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🙂 Yay
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I can’t wait to read The Familiars
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It’s a very good read. I loved it.
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I have a few spots on the Bingo card that will be a struggle for me but Romance isn’t one of them. 🙂
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That won’t be a problem for me either.
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I’m probably going to use Northanger Abbey for that square. Most of the books I enjoy only have romance as a peripheral.
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